How Are Your Person First Skills? A Self-Assessment by ProQuest

Some examples of the person first philosophy include: * Refer to the person first and then the disability. * Emphasize abilities not disabilities or limitations. * Use the term people with disabilities rather than label people as part of a disability group such as the disabled. * Do not patronize or give excessive praise or attention to a person with a disability. * Give people with a disability choice and independence (e.g., having as many options as appropriate including what to eat, wear, and do) and allow individuals to speak for themselves rather than have someone speak for them. [...] (a) federal laws from 1990 reworded a special education law, Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), and a civil rights law, Americans with Disabilities Act ADAJ, to be in person first language; (b) special education journals have started requiring person first language within articles; (c) some text publishers require person first; and (d) a Google.com search of person first language produced 25,300,000 sites referencing it.